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Hardcover. This is an examination of two eras of Chinese history that have commonly been viewed as periods of state disintegration or retreat. The text highlights variation in local state structures and practices between localities and between the central and local governments. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013988
ISBN
9780674013988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Hardcover. The demise of state-owned enterprises, the transformation of collectives into shareholding cooperatives and the creation of investment opportunities through stock markets indicate China's movement from a socialist, state-controlled economy toward a socialist market economy. This is a guide to the topic. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 38 illustrations, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCS; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013940
ISBN
9780674013940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Paperback. By revealing the ways in which the state and communities dealt with the Great Depression in Japan, this study brings us closer to a comparative, grassroots perspective on how average men and women addressed some of modernity's fundamental questions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 maps, 9 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012776
ISBN
9780674012776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. Analysing the nature of the texts in the repertoire, this volume traces the history of p'ansori from its roots in shamanism and folktales through its 19th-century heyday under highly acclaimed masters, and discusses its evolution in the 20th century. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AVGE; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012745
ISBN
9780674012745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. This study looks at the way that the consumption of commodities defined by the concept of nationality not only helped create the idea of "modern China" but also became the primary means by which the Chinese learned to see themselves as citizens of a modern nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012141
ISBN
9780674012141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.36

Hardcover. Despite Taiwan's rise as an economic force in the world, modernity has not led to a Weberian process of disenchantment or curbed religiosity. To the contrary, other factors - social, economic, political - have stimilated religion. How and why this has happened are central issues in this book. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; ASZ; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010970
ISBN
9780674010970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.78

Hardcover. "Rulin waishi" (The Unofficial History of the Scholars) is an 18th century landmark in the history of the Chinese novel. Through a close reading of this novel, the author seeks answers to such questions as: what accounts for the literati's enthusiasm for writing and reading novels? Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010956
ISBN
9780674010956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.31

Hardcover. One of the more intriguing developments within medieval Japanese literature is the incorporation into the teaching of waka poetry of the practices of initiation ceremonies and secret transmissions found in esoteric Buddhism. This is a study of such texts. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009561
ISBN
9780674009561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.26

Hardcover. This edition of the Kramapatha and Jatapatha forms of recitational permutations of several sections of the Saunakiya Atharvaveda available in six rare manuscripts found in Pune, India. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ; HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009394
ISBN
9780674009394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.66

Hardcover. The Samaveda contains the earliest tradition of music from India, which is largely Rigvedic textual material in a form arranged for singing in the solemn Srauta ritual. This work presents an accented edition that is based on manuscripts collected from all over India and Europe. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 946 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 2BBA; AVGE; HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
946
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009356
ISBN
9780674009356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.75
€ 84.25

Hardcover. By approaching May Fourth from novel perspectives, the authors of the eight studies in this volume seek to contribute to the ongoing critique of the movement. Editor(s): Dolezelova-Velingerova, Milena; Kral, Oldrich. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 374 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; JFC; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007864
ISBN
9780674007864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.47

Paperback. Denise Lett argues that South Korea's contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics, but also has a culturally inherited disposition to seek high status. Combined with a favourable political and economic climate, many Koreans have thus been able to achieve it. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007819
ISBN
9780674007819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. In this meditation on the relationship between East Asia and the United States, Warren I. Cohen examines how cultural influences have transformed - and benefited - both Asians and Americans. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; JH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007659
ISBN
9780674007659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.45

Paperback. This work analyzes the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. It outlines the problems in the transition arising from history, society and diplomatic agreements and discusses the search for a national identity, economic system and the structure of government. Num Pages: 304 pages, none, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007178
ISBN
9780674007178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Hardcover. The question: can - or should - the United States try to promote reform in client states in the Third World is at the heart of this book. The book focuses on three case studies of reformist intervention in Asia: China 1946-1948; the Philippines 1950-1953; and Vietnam 1961-1963. Num Pages: 374 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FMV; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005778
ISBN
9780674005778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.54
€ 47.31

Hardcover. This volume analyzes the representation of gender and desire in elite, male-authored literary texts in China dating from roughly 200 B.C. until 1000 A.D. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3D; 3F; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005273
ISBN
9780674005273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.47

Hardcover. In this volume, through exploring the reasons for Ayukawa Yoshisuke's failure, Iguchi illuminates many of the economic problems of modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003743
ISBN
9780674003743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kirby, William C.; etc. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPHC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674003675
ISBN
9780674003675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43
€ 62.42

Hardcover. Examines how archaeological finds from throughout Northeast Asia have been used in Korea to construct a myth of state formation. The book shows that the Korean state was in fact formed much later and that it reflected diverse influences from throughout Northern Asia, particularly of Han China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 590 pages, 27 illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HDD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 43. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002449
ISBN
9780674002449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.54
€ 47.73

Hardcover. Focusing on the marginal region of Toyama, this book explores the interplay of central and regional authorities, local and national perceptions of rights, and the emerging political practices in Toyama and Tokyo that became part of the new political culture in Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002425
ISBN
9780674002425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.34

Hardcover. This text explores the issues of nation and modernity in China by focusing on the work of Zhou Zuoren, a controversial Chinese intellectual and brother of the writer Lu Xun Zhou was radically at odds with many of his contemporaries and opposed their nation-building and modernization projects. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002388
ISBN
9780674002388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.44

Hardcover. aeo many construction contracts result in legal disputes aeo considerable interest in ADR at present with adjudication endorsed by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act aeo Featuring the new adjudication clauses of revised standard construction contracts. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 1MBF; KNJC; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 185 x 257 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632038176
ISBN
9780632038176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.64

Hardcover. A collection of essays that provides fresh perspectives in Asian media studies. It covers a diverse range of topics from media policy to globalization, using examples from various countries and media. Editor(s): Erni, John Nguyet; Chua, Siew Keng. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234982
ISBN
9780631234982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.68

Paperback. Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and present. Editor(s): Pollock, Susan; Bernbeck, Reinhard. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230014
ISBN
9780631230014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

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